24 private foundations reported arts & culture grants in Vermont on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 24 private foundations reported 34 grants for arts & culture totaling $5,538,397 to 32 organizations in Vermont. The most-funded Vermont communities were Brattleboro, Stowe, Burlington. Endeavor Foundation Inc reported the most arts & culture giving — $5,176,600 across 1 grant. The median grant was $5,500.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Endeavor Foundation Inc | 1 | $5,176,600 |
| Samuel H Kress Foundation | 1 | $55,000 |
| Telaka Foundation | 1 | $50,000 |
| William Dean Fausett Charitable Trust | 1 | $49,000 |
| The Windham Foundation Inc | 4 | $25,621 |
| Thomas Thompson Trust | 2 | $25,000 |
| Maverick Lloyd Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Carol ANN and Ralph V Haile JR Foundation | 1 | $24,000 |
| James E Robison Foundation | 2 | $17,000 |
| Wolf Kahn Foundation Inc | 3 | $16,000 |
| The Prospect Fund | 2 | $15,000 |
| Charles E Scheidt Family Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| President & Fellows of Middlebury College | 1 | $5,176,600 |
| Middlebury College | 1 | $55,000 |
| Northern Stage | 1 | $50,000 |
| William Dean Fausett Foundation | 1 | $49,000 |
| Town of Sharon Vermont | 1 | $25,000 |
| Music to Life Inc | 1 | $24,000 |
| The Current Inc | 2 | $19,500 |
| River Gallery School | 1 | $15,000 |
| Next Stage Arts Project | 1 | $10,500 |
| Insight Photography Project | 1 | $10,000 |
| Vermont International Film Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Vermont Psychological Services Leitenberg Center F | 1 | $10,000 |
| Charlotte Historical Society | 1 | $9,548 |
| Nature Museum at Grafton | 1 | $7,376 |
| Spruce Peak Arts Center Foundation Inc | 1 | $6,133 |
24 private foundations reported arts & culture grants in Vermont on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $5,538,397. The largest by reported dollars were Endeavor Foundation Inc, Samuel H Kress Foundation, Telaka Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
32 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Vermont, led by President & Fellows of Middlebury College, Middlebury College, Northern Stage. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported arts & culture grant in Vermont was $5,500, and the largest single reported grant was $5,176,600. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
